Greenhouse bed



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GnEENHoUsE BED ..Fi1ed sept. 21; izs 2 sheets-sheet 1 N "lm BY Q 1 Q WMWORNEYS June 3, 1930. F. J. MEAD GREENHOUSE'BED Filed Sept. 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 QZZM/ INVENTOR BY l i JM ATroRNEYa.

Patented `lune 3, 1930 FRED J. MEAD, 0F EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY i I GREENI-IOUSE BED VApplication led'septmberl, 1925. Serial No. 57,496.

This invention relates toa Igreenhouse bed, especially adapted for hothousev purposes, which can be very readilyY andconveniently installed and can alsobe disassembled with-V l5 out difficulty. It relates especially to a device of this character that is made up of partsv which can be manufactured in quantity with out requiring an inordinate amount ofvequipment, as the parts which make up the bed partake of only a small variety of shapes that can be manufactured wherever convenient and shipped in a disassembled conditon.

In carrying out this invention, the'parts that make up the greenhouse bed can be rapidly assembled in such a manner that they will be securely held together and danger of spreading or getting out of position will be avoided. At the same time the bed 'in which plants or the like may be started, is rendered rodent and vermin proof, the. bed is economical of space, air may be excluded from entering the sides thereof, the bed can be heated in such a manner that the proper condition of warmth and moisture can be maintained, and the bed may be changed into a greenhouse bench with very little trouble.

My inventionwill be understood from the description in connection with the y accompanying drawings, in whichFig. 1 is a perspective view of anillustrated embodiment of the invention; Fig. 2 is a sectional end View of the same; Fig. 3 is aiplan view of onek of the parts; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectiono f a modification; and Fig. 5 is a horizontal section along the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

In the drawings, reference character 10 indicates a post which may be made of reinforced concrete. This post is rectangularin cross section and is provided with longitudinal grooves 12 that are preferably flaring outwardly on opposite sides of the posts and the other sides are made with flat faces, as indicated at 11. The grooves 12 extend from one end and terminate at 13 short ofthe other end at such a distance'as to indicate the proper depth to which the posts are to be imbedded in the ground. The posts are reinforced by Y means of metal rods 14 and may be used both as side posts and as corner posts, two of the same preferably being used in proper assembled relation, that is, with the grooved side' of one contacting with the smooth or ungrooved side of the other, t-o form the corners of the bed. The posts which are placed along the sides of the bed are provided with metal ysupports 15 for heating pipesy 26. These supports may be imbedded in the concrete'as the posts are being formed so that the bifurcated portions 16 extend oneither side of the reinforcing rods 14, as shown in Fig. 3.

Boards 20 which may be made of any appropriate material, preferably reinforced concrete, form the sides and ends of the bed, as shown in Fig. 1, extending from a groove 12 in one post 10 to a groove 12 in an adjacent post. YThese boards 20 when made of concrete are reinforced by reinforcing rods 21 and the boards are preferably provided with bevelled edges, as shown at 22, although the topmost boards of the bed may be made with their upper edges square.

In installing the posts it would be preferable to install the same in blocks of concrete 23, which are imbedded in the earth 24 at sufficient depth. to permit the lower ends of grooves 12 and the lower edges of the boards 20 to extend sufficiently below the surface of theearth to prevent rodents or vermin from entering. The bedsmay be made as long as desired by installing posts 10 and the boards 2O in line with each other, and the width of i the bed may likewise be varied. Although the bed illustrated is shown as being rectangular, it is obvious that the beds may be made in other polygonal shapes in a similar manner, as flaring grooves 12 permit the boards 2O to be assembled in relation to the posts 10 at angles other than a right angle. By installing the pipes 26, as indicated in the drawings andpassing heating iiuidy therethrough, the beds can be kept warm, and as the pipes do not contact with the side walls, danger of over-heating is obviated. By havingy the edgesv of the boards 2O below the surface of the earth and having their beveled edges` fitting together as indicatedin-the drawings, air can be prevented from entering and dryin out the moisture too rapidly.

In ythemodification shown yin Figs. 4 and 5, the bed is made so that a sloping roof can be laid on the top thereof and a glass top can y the glass'29`is installedalong thetopsidegoii the bed, "as shovvn,v the side Walls yhaving been made bylirst provi-ding forms extending betvveen posts on the sideanhpouringconrepep in these forms, this Concrete being shown at 30. Earth orequivalent material 31 maybe.

introduced into the space left byone of vthe grooves Where tvvo posts come together ata Corner,-

` The had Caribe convertedintc .a greenhouse tenth, elevated above thei gtiind. Smilitlby placinxgbeains acroissthe topsofth'e posts. and

. lovve'r' side of lthe bench' this Qmay be done" y v laying on'bottom kslabs and'lside slabs ,as shown sometimes desirable `when the uSfr desires to @hnge tem 'Platte thata-re'growh ihheds.

to plants that 'l are' "grovvn en benches seme- Avvhat elevatedabovegthe ground. p' .In making this 4Changethe.sidepieces;o'jthehed can be' used asbtthm pecespt the elevatdhehch.

Insteaflof` placinglbelams acrossthe top of,

the'fpieces"r as V'just described lto make green 1.hou selben(,'zlhes, jbeaninsnmay rest u .on ,"sloul-y ders prOY'deid alongoneside of t e pestis. at" the V'pllfmel height! 'tem the grdlmd 0.1# tht? 1n 'my prior Patentw'No'. 1.9296156584, Thislisj from the groove of have to be destroyed when taken up, While the pieces from the torn up bed made in accordance With the present invention can be used again. f A

Theposts may be made longer than necessary so as to extend above thesides of the bed Ot usuel depth; Sethat Whenever it sffdesired boards in place inthe grooves of the postsand Vthen llthe bed With soil to the proper depth.

Ghahges manha-madeinthedetals of constructionv and in the arrangement of the parts ,to increase-the deptlnthe ,userca-n insert morsi Y abowaescnbedwithout departing from the] invention.

1,11 ,a polyehhalframewoth, a Set ofsimflah postsllavyinglongitudinal"groovesalongopf q yare posite sides thereof,L alset'of duplicate boards, someof said posts' being installed with the` gro'oyed side of one incontactvvithanun groovedsideof-another oneandvxith othersy Y spaced-apartvviththeggrooves oi.successiveE postfsfachfg each other,V said. boards. ,eX-tending beanismay simplyrest uponbloclrst'o raise them fabofvle the ground. Thefside svvallsg 'of ,attaches cante. maiexbyf'aaningtheside 1f boards in the :grooves infthe posts Withl a' small` i block of proper length; resting the loveriaetins Qt..thtgrcetetov retain .the Side?.

pieces 1atl theproperA height. InsithS-Weyan 'Y v good drainage andr circulation vunder v the length of the bench can .be'Y obtained. p n

In case itisdesirable to' cpndiictheattot e removinga side ,board near thebottom kof the Ybench ,thusrnaking `ain opening Einto .which 'fthej 'heat can pass.' Byzrmoving boardson both Sdf, Ot th"e bench Opposite -th'etheraldraft l of hot 'air can Aloe,causedtopass thro.ug'fhl'theji soil infl the bench.` The c upper.; boards can be,

hel'd in rposition"by yblocks fin. the loxver `por,-j;

tionfthegroove as abovewdescribed. a

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, Itvvill be evidentffrom thedescrptionthat l a greenhouse bed'madefaccording to. thi'slilif ventioncan be usedfat'J ygreat savingin time,`

Vnnai:, a1r `iall and space.V Theside and endgnifallr'sI l being V"in ade' of reinforced? concrete n can, loe` Y; magdethifn",y thereby'saving material, and they] ily.'i By.l'laving thesvvall's morespace is` toltltdttt stette-that at@ Peers-.diie Stt,

led-tten@web@ besteed:- more radlly 'thteititfwere attestata ,temer the; Concrete. and Wait for the` Samet@i herdenj OnepQSt'tO that ofganfithe'r. 

